The South African men trying to end violence against women: 'Every man needs to play a part'
"Especially when they are both drunk.""I once had an argument with my girlfriend," he admits, "and I grabbed and slapped her."Mathekga is speaking frankly during a gathering of men aimed at helping reduce the high levels of violence against women in South Africa. The meeting is held in a narrow street in a Johannesburg informal settlement known as Organic Market. It is a maze of corrugated metal shacks and unpaved roads, close to Alexandra township."Now I feel pain," Mathekga continues.
- ▪"Especially when they are both drunk.""I once had an argument with my girlfriend," he admits, "and I grabbed and slapped her."Mathekga is speaking frankly during a gathering of men aimed at helping reduce the high levels of violence against
- ▪The meeting is held in a narrow street in a Johannesburg informal settlement known as Organic Market.
- ▪It is a maze of corrugated metal shacks and unpaved roads, close to Alexandra township."Now I feel pain," Mathekga continues.
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The South African men trying to end violence against women: 'Every man needs to play a part'Image source, Christian Parkinson/ BBCImage caption, Kgomotso Mathekga says a lack of male role models is fuelling violence against women in his neighbourhoodByChristian ParkinsonReporting fromJohannesburgPublished23 minutes ago"I witness men hitting women all the time," says Kgomotso Mathekga, 30. "Especially when they are both drunk.""I once had an argument with my girlfriend," he admits, "and I grabbed and slapped her."Mathekga is speaking frankly during a gathering of men aimed at helping reduce the high levels of violence against women in South Africa. The meeting is held in a narrow street in a Johannesburg informal settlement known as Organic Market.
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